Ramallah vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$411	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.39M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5084th and 43rd ($1072 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7218th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ramallah	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$28967

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782